tap water ammonia?!

[laboul]

I have ich and my tank parameters are:

ammonia 0.25
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
pH 8.0
Salt at 1T per 5 gallons.
Treatment for 1 week with either CureIck (liquid formalin/malachite green) or Tank Buddies Jungle (fizz tabs).

Here's the deal: after being suspicious of my ammonia level which has been constant at 0.25 for over a week after numerous water changes, cutting down on feeding, and my nitrites and nitrates have never spiked, I finally checked my tap water. MY TAP water also has 0.25 ammonia!!! I need to know: does tap water have ammonia or is my test kit off??? Does anyone else in the Toronto area have this problem??

 

[newfishies]

i live in boston, but i have .25 ammonia in my tap water! i use amquel to dechlorinate my water because it also removes ammonia, nitrites and nitrates.

 

[laboul]

Ahhhhhhhh, thank you! I'm not alone OR going crazy!!! I will try to find this product ASAP, no wonder I've had so many problems in setting this tank up.

 

[andrew]

test your tank for smog while your at it lmao....aqua plus and cycle are really good for taking out the bad additives in the water...boil a pot of water let it set and cool to room temp then add the chemicals thats a safe way to do it... thats why communities have boil orders...the only way to take the bad stuff out is by evaporation